Alex Charfen: Structure Your Life for Better Wellness – Ep. 177

“You have to make your health the number one priority in your life. Once you do that, things will start changing and it’s amazing how everything starts lining up and gets better. People feel good and they have more energy so that they can show up for others in a more positive way.” – Rob and Devon Dionne

Through his mission to help people launch and grow their businesses, he is also dedicated to helping them improve their health and wellness. Be prepared to be blown away by all of the incredible information that Alex had to share with me as far as the Fundamental Functions of Being in Shape:

Change Your Life Course

“Processed foods are a manipulation. If you allow yourself to eat processed foods, then you are allowing yourself to be manipulated.” – Alex Charfen

For Alex, the first steps he took to become healthy again and completely change his life included:

Understand how the body works and health problems

Research on what foods to eat

Stop eating processed, sugar, fast foods

Drink less or no alcohol

Our primal ancestors were strong and focused because they ate whole, nutritious foods. However, in our world, more and more companies are adding chemicals, sugars, dyes, and additives through mass industrialization of food. Almost every additive has some side effects on the human body. Even just the single additive, aspartame, has a disastrous effect on the body.

The closer we can get to a whole food diet, the better we will feel and the happier we will be.

How to Be Successful in Life

The Power of Water

“The majority of the population goes days without water. Except for ice in drinks, it’s all coffee, iced tea, or other drinks. If you have an aversion to water, that’s a symptom and not a problem. As soon as your body becomes dehydrated, it’s going to hold onto toxins.” – Alex Charfen

Without water, the brain and heart simply cannot function. Even if we drink 16 oz of water or more at at time when we’re thirsty, it can really boost and relax the body. To really push people to drink more water for greater healthy, Alex even started a 10 Day Natural Thirst Challenge.

Start Your Day with Movement

Each day, Alex gets up in the morning, gets hydrated, and then goes outside for a 20 minute walk on a multiplane surface to get relaxed and focused every day.

He’ll wear minimalist shoes all day like Vibrams and light weight clothes for max movability and comfort.

Max Out Your Morning Productivity

Our Tips to Improve Morning Productivity include:

Take a moment and plan for tomorrow. What can you get done in the morning when you wake up?

Layout your clothes the night before.

Write down a to-do list to organize your thoughts and let it all out.

Shower at night instead of in the morning unless you work out in the morning.

Foolproof Schedule so you know EXACTLY what you’re supposed to do every day.

Access to our New Private Facebook Group – Sky Fit Challenge Group to share your progress with everyone as well as receive support and be held accountable.

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